Is PELLAGRAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PELLAGRAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PELLAGRAS mean?
Pellagras is a form of PELLAGRA.
- noun
a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PELLAGRAS
PELLAGRAS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PELLAGRAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pellagra11
- graples10
- earlaps9
- paellas9
- spaller9
- agapes9
- gapers9
- gasper9
- grapes9
- graple9
- pagers9
- parges9
- plagal9
- plages9
- sparge9
- alegars8
- laagers8
- arepas8
- earlap8
- lapels8
- lapser8
- paella8
- paleal8
- parles8
- pearls8
- salpae8
- sarape8
- agape8
- gaper8
- gapes8
- grape8
- grasp8
- pager8
- pages8
- parge8
- peags8
- plage8
- sprag8
- aglare7
- alegar7
- argals7
- argles7
- galeas7
- glares7
- graals7
- laager7
- lagers7
- larges7
- legals7
- apers7
- apres7
- arepa7
- asper7
- lapel7
- lapse7
- larps7
- leaps7
- palea7
- paler7
- pales7
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